Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
LADIES' COLUMN.
Appropriateness the Key Note in Wo-
X MS Dress, Whether in Bust
ness or in Pleasure.
Tie sable Queens COurtIy Attire.
White Artisticslly Rendered.
Money in Thy Purse.
Plea for Gentle Courtesy in the
Family - Practical Recipes.
Notes, Etc.

In the domain Of dress there is one
charge to which the majority OF women
OF this country must plead guilty, at least
those who live outside the large centers.
Il Is disregard to fitness in the matter
Of dress. 1t would be beyond French
wOman's credlbility to tell her that police
regulation was required to keep the
Mother Hubbard indoors, and yet it was
true that many respectable women failed
to see the utter incongruity of wearing
the dress outside the precincts Of home.
This however, Is not the especial unfit
ness most common.
Walk down the streets of almost any
Town early in the morning, and what do
YOU see? Young ladies and old, tripping
along in silks, satins and velvets. Surely
they are not out on business? Yes, shop
p8ng; wait g little, and you may see
t4elr arms full Of bundles as they
90 from place 20 place, some
even carrying baskets for marketing. II
is true the dress may not be their best,
Du. It's appropriateness remains the
same. However insolvable the problem,
what to do with fine dresses which nave
lost their freshness may be, this mode of
solution must net be attempted. No
lady can afford 10 sacrifice her good taste
to this sort OF economy. Plain attire for
business and elaborate dress for carriage
sud visit neatly bUskireC foot, a well
fitting, clean glove, fresh muslin, white
or coIOred, or neat, incOnSpiCuOuS wool
dress, are the imperative demand for
street attire, and if il be the morning
hour any variation from this IS not only
an evidence Of bad taste but renders one
liable to be charged with vulgaTiJy.
To avoid the necessity OF wearing out
an accumulated stock, don't have il.
This is perhaps one Of the hardest temp
tstiCns TO resist, especially where
women have money to spend.
They go on buying pretty dresses
as they would brio braC,
f0rgetful of the fact that this Is the excep-
ton TO the poets rule, "a thing Of beauty
j. q iov forever" In the history of
dresses there comes time when g woman
wonders II they were ever q beauty or g
10Y.
Now that costumes are prepared so
quickly, there is little reason for multi
plying, and, if women Will set their face
against this tendency, there will be less
excuse Tor the wearing of unsuitable
toilets.
Embroidery meets one on every hand
until the Dessimist has almost reason for
saying that civilization progresses back
ward. The oriental designs take one TO
the sacred precincts of the harem, where
women, isolated from the outer world,
stitch the hours away, while tapestry tells
OF the days Of chiyalry, when ladies', sur
rounded by their mSidens, wrought his
tories Of the deeds of their gallant
knights. The drawn work and delicate
lace work speak of the ClOis-
tered nun, who found outlet
for religious feryCr il adjoining
stole and vestment, and gave shape 10
"a. -sns Of beauty in altar cloth and foot
stool.
Doubtless the invention of the sewing
mschine mas had much 20 do with the re-
vival OF needleWork, as plain sewing is
done so rapidly as to leave more time for
fancy work. There is now nothing more
fashionable than drawn work. Handker-
chiefs. sCarfs, napkins, towels and dresses
al are ornamented in this way. Fine,
thin and sheer white goods without dress
ing are made into costly and lovely
dresses because of the hours OF toll eX-
pended upon them. Threads are drawn
and hand mem stitching in lace ike beauty
Is made between tuckS. Blocks like hand
kerchief corners are made in all the drap-
cries, and again 8 succession of them are
used for s border
Feather stitching is also much used,
and il is 8 form of trimming which re-
Quires deftness, for any variation in length
of stitch destroys its chief characteristic,
IS its extreme regularity and neatness are
guarantees OF the exquisite taste Of the
wesrer and are expected to defy criticism.
The woman on her shopping expedition
Is no longer expected to carry shopping
bag, but the proper thing Is belt and .
Clstelsine bag made of genuine leather,
no sham, handsomely finished and of
good quality. With this IS s purse about
six inches long and two wide, and /
grasped readily by any hand; even the
GaiDties- ones may hold firmly such q
purse, and defy the professional purse
snstcher. But beware of another enemy. 1
my fair friend. Your memory VIII be- .
tray you il you DO not keep q close watch .
upon il, and you will return from your .
shopping wiser and, alas. poorer.
QUEEN KAPIOLANI's COURT DRESS.
Azure-blue velvet of the very richest
quality was selected for the court train .
ana bodice, the train being adjustable,
four yards long, and lined throughout .
with light blue MORE, finished und the .
edge with 3 putting ofmoire twelve inches
wide, which hiss the effect of raising it
from the floor and giving it a most grace
ful sweep The train is three yards in
width and disposed in plaits On the
outer edge Of the train is band Of pea
cock feathers, twelve inches wide ct the
end Of the train, growing gradually mar
rover as il reaches the waist, where it is
but an inch and half in width. The
bodice is cut low with point back and
front, laced in front with silk cord, the
neck trimmed with exquisite duchesse
point lace, thus adding to the effect of the
feather trimming. The corSageis sleeve
less, with band of the feathers and
dUchesse lace. This gorgeous train Will
Dc worn over Sn underGress Of light blue
MORE with demi-tTain sixty. inches in
length. finished with double rUching of
the same over 4 balayeuse of fine Valen-
cienGes lsce. The front and sides of the
skirt show wide panels of peacock
feathers, 9 band of the same feathers
rounding the skirt.
4 VISION IN WHITE.
a "White'' dress made recently, began
with 8 cloud of grsyish tulle, laid over
soft, pale gray silk. Over this first LAYER
OF tulle was draped q light shade, and
.abOve this, pesrly white frosted, and
held in place by three sash ends or irreg-
,ular lengths, in the three shades OF the
fulle. These were gathered upon the (
ends and fastened dOwRs with trosettes of
narrow ribbon, each 9sette containing
ahe shades of the tulle.sAsThe hBGicer was
sof +I,e ttnvbitayIrb oJa nftR;lI-. Iayr r5,ss;s